| Composer | Harold Arlen |
| Lyricist | Ted Koehler |
| Year Written | 1930 |
About This Song
“Get Happy” was written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler for the 1930 revue The Nine-Fifteen, where it was introduced by Ruth Etting. It was the first of many songs that Arlen and Koehler wrote.
View the lyrics
Forget your troubles
Come on, get happy
You better chase all your cares away
Shout hallelujah
Come on, get happy
Get ready for the judgement day
The sun is shining
Come on, get happy
The Lord is waiting to take your hand
Shout hallelujah
Come on, get happy
We’re going to the promised land
We’re heading ‘cross the river
Wash your sins away in the tide
It’s all so peaceful on the other side
Forget your troubles
Come on, get happy
You better chase all your cares away
Shout hallelujah
Come on, get happy
Get ready for the judgement day
Recordings
1968
Tony Bennett recorded “Get Happy” on May 22, 1968. Torrie Zito wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.
CO 99586
Release History
| 1968 | Columbia LP 12″: CS 9678 — Yesterday I Heard The Rain |
| 1968 | CBS LP 12″: 63351 — Yesterday I Heard The Rain [UK] |
| 2011 | Columbia: The Complete Collection — Disc 36 — Yesterday I Heard The Rain |